Research and Course Guides: Open Educational Resources: Textbooks and Journals

Textbooks

Open Textbook Library
peer-reviewed textbooks curated by the University of Minnesota's Open Textbook Network
OpenStax College
peer-reviewed textbooks from nonprofit based at Rice University
InTech Library
open access publisher with strong physical sciences, technology, and health collections
Directory of Open Access Books
openly licensed books from all disciplines, at all levels
OAPEN
A quality controlled collection of Open Access books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Open textbooks from specific institutions/initiatives:

American Institute of Mathematic
textbooks approved by AIM
BCcampus OpenEd
government-supported initiative from British Columbia, Canada
GALILEO
supported by Affordable Learning Georgia
Libre Texts
A collaborative effort began by UC Davis to create freely available textbooks and other educational materials.
MIT Online Textbooks
openly-licensed textbooks and comprehensive course notes from MIT
MIT Press Open
open access titles published by MIT Press
Open SUNY
supported by SUNY OER Services
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks
over 100 free textbooks supported by the Saylor Foundation

Open Access Journals & Databases

Open Education is part of a larger "Open" movement that also encompasses Open Access. The following links will help you find openly licensed research and public databases in your field.

TigerPrints
the Clemson University Institutional Repository
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
hundreds of scientific and scholarly journals online

Sherpa/ RoMEO
your guide to open journals

InterDok
conference proceedings in all subject areas; 1994-present
JSTOR Early Journal Content
articles published before 1923

What is Open Access?
your guide to author's rights